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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991

Variable Details

Variablen508619
LabelCMI:14 A55d Why made redundant/dismissed: Job 2 - Reason 1
Responses
1 Employer closed down 38
2 Place/dept closed 25
3 Labour force reduced 93
4 Employer moved 9
5 Voluntary redundancy 3
6 Other (redundant) 19
7 Relations with boss 7
8 Not suitable 2
9 Specific incident 15
10 Other (dismissed) 4
95 Irrelevant, etc 2
98 Don't know 1
Sysmiss 11251
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991
Interviewer InstructionsFOR EACH JOB MADE REDUNDANT OR DISMISSED FROM (CODE 2 OR 3 AT A55c) ASK: Why were you made redundant (dismissed) from this job? PROBE FULLY. RECORD VERBATIM. CONTINUE ON NEXT PAGE IF NECESSARY.
UniverseAdults in Great Britain born one particular week in 1958 (NCDS respondents were aged 33 at the time of NCDS5).;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe);See documentation for further details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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